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A PLEA FOB, PYRAMIDAL PELARGONIUMS, 
d niums are, or may be, objects of gTcat beauty and interest, as well as great novelty and utility, and li 
will largely compensate for the labour bestowed on tliem ; wc now x^roceed, therefore, to treat on the 
not least important part — ihe pructicahilUij — of the subject. 
Wm 
STAIRCASE AND HALL, WITH GERAKIUMS IN VASES AND ON BRACKETS. 
Methinks I hear some one argae that the strength of the plant will be sure to go to its top, leaving 
the bottom and body of the plant naked. Another says that it will be so long before a Geranium is 
grown to the height and gh-th you require (say six feet by tlu-ee — not more). And another won't think 
of it, because they occupy so much room. To the first objection it is replied, that the tendencies 
spoken of can be successfully comiteracted, on the same principle that we train om- wall-trees where- 
soever we will. To the second, we submit that one season is not long ; and, when once the plant is 
trained, it lasts for years. And to the third objection we reply, that the stage-room required is not 
more than that occupied at present, the extra height requisite being now unoccupied. It may, how- 
ever, be well to remark here, that it is necessary to have in " the mind's eye" the model at which to 
aim in prodacing. We suggest that the height of the plant should be twice its diameter ; that is, if 
the breadth of the plant at the base (which shall be just at the rim of the pot) is three feet, the 
height may be six feet, or thereabout. We must also remark, that in ordinary circumstances this 
height shoidd not be exceeded; for this reason, amongst others which could be adduced: — in tliis class 
of plants the flowers are so placed as to display themselves better when looked upon, than when 
looked up to ; and, for a similar reason, there should be no swell on the body of the plant. With 
such plants as the Rose, Fuchsia, Scarlet Geranium, Heliotrope, &c., there need be no limit to the 
height, if due proportions are maintamed. In a futvu-e paper we may give a few suggestions on the 
Jitness and adaptabihty of these subjects for pyi'amidal training. 
[We append to the above very suggestive remarks some notes on the same subject, showing the 
effect of pyramidal plants as ornaments to the hall and staircase ; with the accompanying practically 
